Murs’s Warner Bros album ‘Murs For President’ is due out later this year. Expect a bit of everything including the Rick Rock produced hyphy joint ‘Dreadlocks’. Until then though hold tight with this 3rd edition of the Murs/9th Wonder partnership.
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Okeydokes! Fresh out the Bottleshop we have a few new products for you to taste test.
Bobocanon has whipped up this stiff little mix to get down ya. Stuntin on Serato
Bobocanon - Stuntin on Serato Mix
On the production tip Elijah_One cooked this up one evening. Here’s some Baked Fruit for the winter!
Elijah_One - Baked Fruit
The Bottleneck Top 10’s for July. Check it out now funk soul mother
Zion I’s Amp Live earned his ‘indy’ stripes earlier this year with the Radiohead/Rainydayz remix project.
This time the Bay Area beat maker reworks Tokyo Police Clubs tune with the help of some Weathermen.
Haven’t found an mp3 yet but I came across this.
Amplive vs. MGMT ft. Mistah Fab: Of Moons, Birds & Monsters
Download it here.
Madlib’s WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip coming 30/09/08 on BBE’s Beat Generation series
Madlib’s long-anticipated addition to BBE’s Beat Generation series will be released on Rapster/BBE this September 30th. Fitting comfortably into a series whose previous contributors include the late J Dilla, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Pete Rock, Madlib will deliver one of his most straight forward neck snapping hip-hop albums to date.
WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip CD/2LP
1. The New Resident - Beat Konducta
2. Blow The Horns On ‘Em - Guilty Simpson
3. The Plan Pt. 1 - Georgia Anne Muldrow
4. Tension - Beat Konducta
5. Gamble On Ya Boy - Defari
6. The Ox (805) - MED feat. Poke
7. All Virtue - Beat Konducta
8. Blinfold Test #10 (He Don’t Play) - J.Rocc
9. The Thang-Thang - Prince Po
10. Heat - Madlib
11. Smoke Break - Beat Konducta
12. The Plan (Reprise) - Beat Konducta
13. Life - Karriem Riggins
14. Parklight - Beat Konducta
15. Yo Yo Affair Pt. 1 & 2 - Frezna
16. I Want It Back - The Professionals (Oh No & Madlib)
17. Disco Dance - Beat Konducta
18. What It Do - Liberation
19. Take That Money - Roc ‘C’ feat. Oh No
20. Drinks Up! - Frank N Dank
21. The Way That I Live - Stacy Epps
22. Ratrace - Murs
23. Go! - Guilty Simpson
24. Stop - Beat Konducta
For More Info, Check Out:
www.stonesthrow.com/madlib
www.myspace.com/madlib
www.bbemusic.com
Olwight, here is another 2 for Tuesday serving. These are some classic joints from Return to Forevers masterpiece Romantic Warrior. The performance is from The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1976.
Watch Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and the rest of em turn it loose.
Return to Forever - The Magician
Return to Forever - Sorceress
Good music is good music regardless of how it gets to you. Blogs are raped everyday for their free mp3s. Some artists are pretty much handing over their music for the slightest bit of recognition. Pop Will Eat Itself, It will. I’m feeling it first hand at my place of work….a record store.
Artists and Labels are adapting in different ways. Putting music on the internet has exposed artists music to the world allowing them to tour and sell merch etc from their websites. Living Legend rapper Murs advocates the old Napster days to the fullest.
The coolest shit I have seen by far is the free MP3s with a vinyl album. (MGMT are not only genius for their music!) People like more bang for the buck. A virtually inexpensive idea is keeping vinyl alive. I love it.
Another thing that brings a shred of hope to my eye is the upcoming album Rmxxology from Delicious Vinyl.
My first memory of Delicious Vinyl is a painting my dad did of the instantly recognizable label done up on an old piece of hardboard. He was always on some Pop Art/sign writing shit. I begged for it everytime I saw it. I just liked the look of it. He explained it was from the back of a cassette by his favourite rapper Young MC. Yes my dad has a favourite rapper.
He redrew the logo on some card. I made do till he finally gave in 6 years later. Score!
Delicious Vinyl is one of the longest-running independent labels in hip-hop history. It bought us Tone Loc, The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, Mellow Man Ace, Young MC, Dust Brothers, and J Dilla
Delicious Vinyl founder Mike Ross had an idea: Why not take old school classics and have today’s DJ’s remix them? “The time is right for new artists and producers to take a shot at these classic tracks,” says Ross
Such producers as Eminem, Diplo, Hot Chip, and Peaches have remixed classics by the Pharcyde, Masta Ace and Young MC for the album, which is currently available online and will be released physically on August 11. Some singles have already been pressed and are available now.
Ross said he wasn’t interested in re-molding any of the songs to fit into the mold of today’s hits. “I wanted to make alternative versions,” he said. “I did not want to make dance tracks.”
Ross hinted at the current trend in hip-hop in incorporate “electro-minimal” and disco beats into the songs. He described one remix –Fatlip’s take on “Passing me By” by Pharcyde, a group he used to be in, as an example of how the songs are being re-imagined artistically and not for purely commercial ends.
“It’s almost like a religious hymn, they stripped it down to bare vocals,” Ross said. “It’s like a church choir anthem.”
The remix album also marks the 20th anniversary of Delicious Vinyl. To celebrate the history of the label there will also be a bunch of tour dates with the DJ’s, most likely in the fall, Ross said.
They already have enough mixes for a second volume. “We’ll probably do one of these a year,” Ross confirmed.
Anyway this is my favourite from what I have heard so far. Certified Banger!!!!!!!!
Peaches + Tone Loc - Wild Thing (Peaches RMX)
Chances are you already know about this as The Bottleneck is a Fleet blog n all. Maybe not so….
Yes yes yes one more time Fleet FM ventures into the club with the second instalment of FLEETvsSLEEP happening at the DoubleZ Bar (just the right mix of dive and fire hazard…)
FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE=>
The Saturday Sound of Fleet including:
Club Casualties, Super Heavy Pressings, and The Takeover!
The bar and music will be bubbling from 7pm, with a door charge of $5 kicking in at 9 so best to pick out your outfit the night before and take a couple minibar bottles of booze to work. Get surly early!
P.S. $5 jagers, 3 beers for $12 and the staff at FleetLabs are trying to come up with a cocktail worthy of the event.
YUSSSS….
Easily one of NZs most talented writers.
This is from the TOTP. It has the best freak out from the synth player! Fake or not!!
The Stranglers - Nice and Sleazy
This song is just awesome. Fuck Nu Rave, it’a all bout New Wave!
The Stranglers - Get a Grip On Yourself
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